SOC 100 Social Media and Socialization Survey

Instructions:
Once you have completed the surveys and compared the results, answer the
following questions:

1.)
How much of an impact does Social
media have on the socialization of people that completed the survey?

2.)
How did the impact differ
among the various age groups? Why do you think that this is the case? Explain.

3.)
Explain how social media
affected the people’s social interaction. Why is Social interaction important
to humans? Explain.

SOC 100 Social Media and
Socialization Survey

Instructions: Complete the survey by
answering the questions that follow. Additionally, survey three people in
various age groups. Use this data to complete the analysis.

Social media survey

self

Interviewee # 1

Interviewee # 2

Interviewee # 3

List
Demographic Information – age, sex, race/ethnicity, and income.

What types of phones do you have? What
features? Daily usage?

Do you have a cell phone? What features?
Text? Daily usage?

Do
you use email? How many email addresses do you have? Daily usage?

Do you use the Internet? Why? For what?
Daily usage?

Do you blog? What types of blogs? Why?
Daily usage?

Do you use Facebook? Twitter or other
social networking? Why? Daily usage?

Out of all the social interactions you
typically have in an average day, what percentage are through the use of
social media?

Do you value the social interactions you have
through social media the same as those that are not through social media? Why
or why not?

Why do you use social media? (List purpose and/or results.)

How do you see social media impacting
your life? Society?

How do you see social media impacting the
socialization of this generation?

Details:

Access the “Social Media and Socialization Survey” and “Social Media and Socialization Survey Matrix.”

1. Use the “Social Media and Socialization Survey Matrix” to take the survey yourself and ask three people in various age groups to take the survey.

2. Use the “Social Media and Socialization Survey” worksheet to analyze the findings on how social media impacts socialization.

GCU style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Submit both the survey matrix and the analysis worksheet to the instructor.